Die Hard Nazis Flee Toward American Lines as Soviets Advance
News wires report die hard Nazi units trapped in Czechoslovakia racing headlong toward American lines while a three pronged Soviet attack envelops them. Dozens of Nazi officers are counted among captives as Holland and Channel Islands surrender to Allied forces.
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London
Czechoslovakia
Ferdinand Schoerner
Woehler
Islands
Dunkerque
Channel Islands
Sark
Jersey
Guernsey
France
United Kingdom
Holland
Marshall Stalin
Truman
Churchill
Ivan
Konev
Ukraine
Andrei I. Yeremenko
Bohemia
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Voeehler
Prague
Third Army
Caslav
Nazi Underground Tactics To Be Sternly Dealt With
The War Department announced a U S plan to form a 12 division American military government in Germany with a special intelligence section to ruthlessly suppress Nazi underground activity. Eisenhower leads the council with Lucius Clay as deputy. public information and media control sections will oversee Germany's public expression and dissolve Goebbels propaganda channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Germany
War Department
Control Council
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Yalta
Lucius Clay
Eisenhower
Department
Clay
West Pointer
Office of War Mobilization
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Stern
Goebbels
Bingo Night At South End Fire Co Priday May 11 1945
South End Fire Co hosts bingo night on Friday May 11 at 8 30 pm with a 150 dollar door prize and additional prizes. Weekly Friday games follow the same pattern.
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South End Fire Co
Public Sale Of Household Goods In Albin Virginia
Public sale of household goods at the home of Mrs. G H Davis in Albin Virginia on May 19 at 1 p m. Sale held at the residence with items to be auctioned to the highest bidder. Proceeds or specific items not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Davis
Albin
Local 71 Meeting Notice Seeks Attendance
The regular monthly meeting of Local 71 United Textile Workers of America is set for Sunday May 12 at 2 pm. An International Office representative will attend. Signed Ernest A. Carper President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Textile Workers of America
Siened
Ernest A. Carper
Service Troopers Are Being Moved
Allied officials disclose that some American service troops are already moving from Europe to prepare for the Pacific shift. Combat units will stay longer in Europe or move via the United States. A readaption training command, led by an unnamed senior general, will run eight weeks of retraining for troops destined for the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Europe
Pacific Theater
Germany
G. S. Eyster
France
May Snowstorms Hit The Northeast And Midwest
Killing frosts set a record late date in Chicago area with frost extending to Evansville and Carbondale. Snow blanketed New England and New York, with up to six inches in northern New England and five inches in Albany. Damaged fruit trees, disrupted transport and power outages reported. baseball games postponed.
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Associated Press
Montpelier
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Evansville
Ind
Carbondale
Ill
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
R. C. Schmidt
Dakota
Midwest
New England
New York
Albany
N. Y
Electrc
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Clarke Chamber Of Commerce Holds May Session
Clarke County chamber notes show six tons of clothes collected for Europe though county quota is four tons. Berryville nurse Katherine Levy announces May 21 chest clinic for adults at Community Building after school x rays. Pool committee reports $10.86 balance. co chairs named for 1945 season. Planning commission reports survey underway for returning servicemen needs. central information bureau project approved by vote and referred to Post War Planning Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loring C. Kackley
Berryville
Clarke County
Katherine Levy
Clarke County Tuberculosis Association
Ralph D. Dorsey
Mr. McGenee
Edward P. Berlin
County Planning Commission
Clarke
Ralph M. Ware
Bureau of Information and Service
Mr. Ware
Pingley and Carper Cleaners Announces New Hours
Effective May 7th the business will operate five days a week Monday through Thursday with hours to 6 p m. Friday hours are 7 a m. to 9 p m. Friday night hours open and Saturday all day closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taman
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Konrad Henlein Dies in War Prison By Own Action
Konrad Henlein, who helped push the Sudetenland to Nazi control, died in a Czechoslovak war prison by slashing his wrists with a concealed razor. Allied reports say he had been condemned to death in absentia in 1938.
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U. S
Czechoslovakia
Konrad Henlein
Sudetenland
Hitler
Henlein
Czechslovak
Sudeten Mountains
Munich
Sudetens
Henlein Statthalter
Reich
Mother's Day Program Released
W. W. Glass will be principal speaker at a Mother's Day service Sunday May 13 arranged by the Fraternal Order of Eagles at United Brethren Church N Braddock St 3 P M. The public and Aerie members are invited to attend with a program of organ preludes hymns solos prayers addresses and benediction.
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W. W. Glass
Order of Eagles
Truman
United Brethren Church
N. Braddock St
The
Aerie
Wayne Omps
Our
A. Prank Naddeo
Andrew Babb
L. G. Ridgers
Betty Cather
Military Honors For Major Byrd
Funeral services were held for Major George Rivers Byrd retired U S Army at Walter Reed Hospital where he died. Interment with military honors took place in Arlington National Cemetery. He was born in Winchester Virginia and was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1906. He is survived by a brother and three sisters. He was uncle of Senator Harry F Byrd Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd and Thomas B Byrd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George Rivers Byrd
United States Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Arlington National Cemetery
Byrd
William and
Jennie Rivers Byrd
Winchester
United Point
N. Y
Winter Park
Fla
Notice for Cancer Control fund drive at local drugstore
Contributions for Cancer Control may be deposited at Peoples Drug Store or mailed to Mrs. Allen Hawthorne at 421 S. Stewart St. by Saturday night. Amount sought is $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples Drug Store
Singapore Next Objects For Southeast Force
Calcutta May 1 The southeast Asia command eyes Singapore as next objective after Rangoon. Mountbatten's troops, some rested some fresh, could land on the Malay peninsula north of Singapore or cross Malacca Strait from Malaya, aided by a growing fleet. Trincomalee remains the only suitable eastern harbor for amphibious buildup. Japanese air and naval strength in Sumatra and Malaya is limited, with 200 to 300 planes facing the area.
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Calcutta
Rangoon
Burma
Lord
Louis Mountbatten
Singapore
Mountbatten
Malay Peninsula
Sumatra
Malacca Strait
Malaya
Maylaya
Pacific
Trincomalee
Ceylon
Bay of Bengal
India
Southeast Asia
Sumatra and
Japanese Homeland Bombed Three Times In Single Day
General report from Guam dated May 11 describes three separate raids on Japan by B-29s. The attacks focused on industrial targets including Kawanishi seaplane plant, Oita, and Miyagi areas with oil storage sites at Tokuyama Otake and Oshima. No planes lost and enemy resistance described as weak.
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Guam
Japan
Miyakanojo
Nittgahara
Miyaksaki
Kyushu
Okinawa
Tokuyama
Otake
Oshima
Col
Wiley D. Ganey
Andalusia
Ala
Binner Elected President of Winchester Junior Board of Trade
Garvin T. Binner Jr. Clearbrook Woolen Co. superintendent was elected president of the Winchester Junior Board of Trade at a board meeting last night at the George Washington Hotel. He succeeds Robert B. Grove and will assume July 1. Other officers named include George Weldon as first vice president Arthur Humphrey as second vice president Stewart Bell Jr treasurer Andrew Babb secretary and Robert Grove as state director. Installations will occur at the June 29 Ladies Night banquet. The board also approved sponsoring a dance during the 7th War Loan Drive. The next membership meeting is set for Monday at 8 p.m. at the George Washington Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garvin T. Binner, Jr
Clearbrook Woolen Company
Winchester Junior Board of Trade
George Washington
Binner
Robert B. Grove
George Weldon
Arthur Humphrey
Stewart Bell
Andrew Babb
Robert Grove
Next Cover Spray Schedule for Winchester Orchards
Winchester Research Laboratory outlines the second cover spray for apples during the week of April 14. All fruit trees should be sprayed to control codling moth and scab susceptible varieties may require sulfur fungicide if oil is not used. Materials for 400 gallons include Lead arsenate four to six pounds, zinc sulfate half a pound, lime two pounds. with adjustments for past pest damage and weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Research Laboratory
Truman's Mother Flies For Visit
President Truman's 92 year old mother Mrs. Martha Truman flies from Independence Missouri to visit the White House for Mother's Day. The trip follows Truman's Easter victory declaration and the May 11 transport. she travels with daughter Mary and naval aide Captain James K. Vardamann.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Ashington
White House
President Truman
Martha Truman
Independence
Europe
Pacific
Truman
Arives
Eden Ayes
Mrs. Truman
Mary
James K. Vardamann
Ayers
Dim-Out Rules Officially Off In Mid Atlantic
Richmond May 11 Major General Philip Hayes announced a proclamation rescinding military dim out and air raid regulations for Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania. The rules had been in effect since 1942 for dim-out and 1943 for air raid control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Philip Hayes
Third Service Command
Virginia
Maryland
Pennnsylvania
Conference Seeks Wider Voice for Small Nations in UN Council
Prime Minister Mackenzie King urged that any nation whose troops are used against an aggressor gain a say in the security council in the evolving United Nations plan. The article notes a bloc of small nations pushing for greater authority as major powers shape the framework.
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John M. Hightower
San Francisco
United Nations Conference
Britain
China
Russia
United States
Washington
Mackenzie King
Canada
Security Council
High Nazis Listed For War Crimes Trial
London reports that Rudolf Hess Heinrich Himmler and Hermann Goering have been listed by the United Nations as war criminals and that grand admiral Karl Doenitz may face trial. The informant estimates 4 to 6 million Germans could be punished under proposed plans by the victors.
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London
Rudolf Hess
Heinrich Himmler
Hermann Goering
United Nations
Adm
Krarl Doenitz
Hitler
Reich
Shawnee District Court of Honor Held in Winchester Tonight
Dan Leatherman will speak tonight at the Shawnee District Boy Scout Court of Honor in the Episcopal Church chapel at eight. Troop 11 led by Henry Bush will handle opening and closing features, with awards from G. Ireland to B. F. Arthur Jr. readied for presentation to numerous Scouts across troops 6 11 21 and 3 including hours logged for community service and merit badge attestations in health chemistry and more.
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Shawnee District Court of Honor
Winchester
Dan Leatherman
Shawnee
Episcopal Church Chapel
Henry Bush
G. Ireland
Alson Hott
Join Kern
W. R. Johnston
B. F. Arthur, Jr
Glenn Stultz
Beverley Braithwaite
Max Baker
Larry Leetch
George Clowser
Frederick Sprenkle
Amory Sommaripa
Harold Hawkins
Tenderfoot Air Scout
Eugene Dicks
James Vanderberry
Jack Ke
Philmore Green
Charles Burter
Toop 11
Samuel McFadden
Tom Leeich
Airforce Plans Disclosed By Gen. Doolittle
Gen. James H. Doolittle, commander of the U S Eighth Air Force, said 2000 plane raids against Japan would be launched as airfields and supply routes expand. He noted about 200,000 personnel in England with 100,000 rotating, and that Flying Fortresses and Liberators would be redeployed to the Pacific while long range fighters aided the air war against Germany. He described the Luftwaffe as neutralized by 1944 and cited oil production raids as a crucial campaign.
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Henry B. Jameson
London
James Hi. Doolittle
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Tokyo
Japan
Doc~ Little
Eighth Air Force
Engtland
Doolittle
Germany
Pacific
Luftwaffe
Bombardiers
Get
Company 115 VASG Attends Memorial Service
Members of Company 115 VASG will attend a memorial service on Sunday May 13 at Christ Episcopal Church. Capt W A Baker announced the company will assemble at the City Parking Lot at 10 30 and proceed in a body. A special program has been arranged by Rev R B Nelson with the public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Companyy
VASG
Christ Episcopal Church
W. A. Baker
R. B. Nelson
Notice Eagles Meet for Mother's Day Service
All officers and members urged to meet at the home Sunday May 13 at 2 30 p m to go in a body to the U B Church for the annual Mother's Day service at 3 p m Public invited. Secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. B
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Prinz Eugene
Nuernberg
Copenhagen
Royal Navy
la Rochelle
Atlantic
Karl Doenits
Wasering
Elton C. Fay
Clarke Chamber of Commerce
Curia
Major Byrd
Southeast Force
Preston Grover
Lief Erickson
Kawanishi
Honshu
Kobe
Osaka
Saiki
JBT
W. 8S. Hough
Stephen Sinkhovitch
Richard Barker
Lloyd Craighill
James Hall
Raymond Ewing
Joseph Clevenger
Airforce
Gen. Doolittle
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